Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) Each person to be appointed a
notary public shall submit an application to the secretary of state on a form
prescribed by the secretary of state. The application shall include such
information as the secretary of state shall deem proper and shall include that
the applicant:
(a) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(b) Is a resident of the state of Idaho or a nonresident who is employed
in or doing business in the state of Idaho;
(c) Is able to read and write the English language; and
(d) Has not been convicted of a serious crime nor removed from office for
official misconduct during the immediately preceding ten (10) year period.
The applicant shall also take the following oath, which shall appear on
the application form:
"I, ...................., solemnly swear (or affirm) that the answers to
all questions in this application are true, complete and correct; that I have
carefully read the notary laws of this State and I am familiar with their
provisions; that I will uphold the Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution and laws of the State of Idaho; and that I will faithfully
perform, to the best of my ability, the duties of the office of notary public,
and I do hereby voluntarily submit myself to the continuing jurisdiction of
the courts of the state of Idaho and to the processes thereof.".
The oath shall be signed and sworn to (or affirmed) by the applicant in
the presence of a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths
in this state.
(2) Each person to be appointed a notary public shall execute and append
to the application a bond to the state of Idaho in the amount of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000). The surety which provides the bond shall be:
(a) A bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state;
or
(b) The bureau of risk management for the state of Idaho if the applicant
is regularly employed by the state and the commission is required in the
scope of that employment.

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